David Savona's Blog Archives

April 2007

Living Up to the Hype

Posted: 04:46 PM ET, April 25, 2007

I just lit a La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurado Selectos de Lujo, one of my favorite cigars. It’s a seven-inch long perfecto made from fourth priming tobacco that’s blended with an emphasis on balance. What a great smoke.

Puffing it this morning reminded me of my first La Gloria, which I smoked before I started working at Cigar Aficionado magazine. Read more

Sitting Down With Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson

Posted: 04:30 PM ET, April 19, 2007

On the way home from work the other night I dropped in on Club Perfecto, my local cigar club. Pete Johnson was in town, and I wanted to talk to him about his Tatuaje cigars.

I walked in the door, said hello to some of the people I know, then shook hands with Pete. Read more

Soggy Smokes

Posted: 11:11 AM ET, April 16, 2007

This weekend’s tireless rain left its mark on my house, specifically in my basement. The water poured in (“The S.S. Savona is sinking!” I shouted to my wife) which meant it was time to head downstairs and try to clean up. I spent much of my Sunday sweeping water from the basement to the garage and into the driveway. Read more

Chicago's Biggest Cigar Party

Posted: 12:29 PM ET, April 12, 2007

I’m back from Chicago, site of Cigar Aficionado’s latest Big Smoke, which was Tuesday night. I met quite a few happy cigar smokers, and who could blame them? They were lighting up indoors, which you can do in fewer and fewer places every day, and they sampled cigars from a host of cigarmakers, drink fine spirits, wine and beer and had a great time. Read more

Do Tasting Notes Help?

Posted: 09:43 AM ET, April 10, 2007

A cigar book hit my desk the other day. I flipped through it, then stopped at a sidebar that caught my eye.

“I have never tasted cinnamon in a cigar. Neither have I tasted nutmeg, leather, fruit, or a hint of straw. Cigars taste like cigars…” The quote, in a book by author Tad Gage, is attributed to an unnamed cigar company executive. Read more

Can A Cigar Be Too Strong?

Posted: 11:50 AM ET, April 04, 2007

Can a cigar be too strong to enjoy? That’s the gist of a recent thread in our Cuba and Cuban Cigars forum. A reader picked up a box of Bolivar Corona Extras (fine cigars, by the way) and was overwhelmed by their power, so much so that he didn’t enjoy them at all. Read more

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